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Fiscal Year 2027 July through December 2026 Hospital Inpatient and Outpatient Assessment Programs - Notice of Assessments and Assessment Adjustment Calculations

Act
by Jul 24, 2026
Effective date
Jul 1, 2026
Identified
Jun 18, 2026

Summary

Illinois hospitals subject to inpatient and outpatient assessments for fiscal year 2027 (July-December 2026) must remit monthly assessment payments via ACH/wire transfer with specific formatting requirements. Assessment remittance notices have been mailed with due dates and amounts.

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What to do

by Jul 24, 2026 · 4 steps
01Hospital CFOs must initiate ACH Credit/Wire Transfer payments for monthly assessments using required formatting (ORIG CO NAME, ORIG ID with TIN, ENTRY DESCR with HFS Tax ID, etc.).
02Contact HFS.ProviderAssessmentUnit@illinois.gov immediately if banking information is needed.
03Alert mailroom to watch for remittance notices.
04Follow monthly due date schedule through June 2027.

Original notice

Fiscal Year 2027 July through December 2026 Hospital Inpatient and Outpatient Assessment Programs - Notice of Assessments and Assessment Adjustment Calculations
hfs.illinois.gov · Always check the source before changing claims.
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